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Shavuot events in the JNF forests
On the occasion of Shavuot, the Jewish National Fund invites the general public to a variety of free events for the whole family throughout the country: an evening of Israeli poetry, wine and cheese in Zippori Forest, family navigation in the Ramot Forest, field cooking and preparation of dips from Ein Kerem forest plants and more. Some events require advance registration.
When: Different dates in several weeks
: Free. Additional events will also be offered for a nominal
fee Where: Forests across the country For details: https://www.kkl.org.il/
Shavuot in national parks and nature reserves Just before the peak heat - it's time to enjoy the long weekend offered by Shavuot in national parks and nature
reserves throughout Israel: celebrate an ancient Goren in Zippori, visit picturesque caves, enjoy the Arbel Cliff view, participate in activities on the subject of the
seven species at Ein Haniya and more.
When: Different holidays on the holiday
Several: depending on the activity. Some of the activities are free of charge on the entrance
fee Where: National parks and nature reserves throughout the country For details: https://www.parks.org.il/
Shavuot with Bina BINA (the home of Israeli Judaism) offers a variety of holiday activities throughout the
country
: Be'er Sheva - a happening that includes tastings of holiday foods, cheese and wine, a debut fair, creative stations for children and more. In Haifa - workshops and stalls by local artists, a debut parade in Haifa and a performance by Alma Zohar. In Tel Aviv - Tikun Shavuot which includes a festive holiday reception that will continue to a main performance by Jimbo Jay followed by rounds of classes and workshops to choose from into the night.
When: Different dates in weeks
How much: Entrance is free by pre-registration on the Bina website
Where: Haifa, Beer Sheva and Tel Aviv
For details: https://www.bina.org.il/
Enjoy the view of the national parks. The Arbel Cliff (Photo: official website, Yossi and Oded Fischer)
north
Shavuot happening at Rosh Hanikra
What is more appropriate than a "water holiday" than a visit to the northern grottoes? Rosh Hanikra Tourism Resort offers a special activity on the Shavuot weekend: a happening with creative activities for children, a photo booth, music and a good atmosphere throughout the day.
When: May 26-27, 9:00-19:00 (Friday and holiday eve until 17:00). Entrance until one hour before closing
How much: 53 NIS per adult, 43 NIS per child (for the day's activities)
Where: Rosh Hanikra
website For details: https://www.rosh-hanikra.com/
The Cherry Festival in the Golan
More than 14 active harvesting sites are located in the Golan and they will offer a family agricultural experience during the annual "Cherry Festival on the Golan". During the festival, the entire Golan wears a holiday and the tourism business offers a wealth of content activities to complete the harvesting experience. Accommodations offer attractive accommodation prices especially during the week, and the dining places surprise with unique dishes for the festival period.
When: During the holiday until the end of June
How much: Depending on the activity and the chosen site
Where: Various harvesting sites throughout the Golan
Heights For details: https://tourgolan.org.il/cherry-festival/
Shavuot at the Janco-Dada Museum in Ein Hod
Activities for the whole family for Shavuot: In the creative space "Mavdada" there will be a workshop especially for the holiday following the painting "Still Life with Dried Fruits" by Marcel Janco that is on display in the collection. The activity is for the whole family, from the age of 4 and two cycles will be offered: at 11:00 and 12:30. The duration of the activity is up to an hour and a half. The price is special for the holiday and includes entrance to the museum. In addition, at 12:00: closing event of the exhibition collection "Tears".
When: May 27, 11:00-14:00
How much: 30 NIS per participant or 110 NIS per family (four participants)Where: Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod Artists' Village
For details: https://www.jancodada.co.il/
In Fire and Water: Shavuot at Madatech
Shavuot will be held at Madatech, the National Museum of Science, Technology and Space in Haifa, a festival that is all fire and water celebrations and experiential scientific performances
, explaining and demonstrating their power and magic, scientific creative workshops and more, For the whole family.
When: On Shavuot and Saturdays in May
How much: 80 NIS per person (via the website), 89 NIS at the checkout. Up to age 5 Entrance is free
Where: Madatech, 25 Shmaryahu Levin Street, Haifa
For details: https://www.madatech.org.il/
Milk and Honey Festival: Shavuot Celebration in the Jezreel
Valley The "Milk and Honey" festival in the Jezreel Valley, which is taking place for the 22nd year, will offer, among other things, a Jezreeli wine fair, dance performances, accordion celebrations, plays for the whole family, dancing, exhibitions, Shavuot corrections and a wide range of activities at tourist and heritage sites.
When: May
18-27 How much: Depending on the activity
Where: Various centers in the Jezreel
Valley For details: https://www.emekyizrael.org.il/
Shavuot happening at Ofer Hadera
Ofer Hadera Mall will celebrate Shavuot with a variety of activities, workshops and plays for children and little ones. In the program: a workshop for designing and decorating milk bottles, a photography area for weeks, a gift photo from the magnet photographer and other surprises.
When: May 23, 17:00-19:00
How much: Free
entrance Where: Ofer Mall, Hadera "Zumo": Shavuot celebration for the whole family at the "Ziffzif" Inn "Zumo"
, the museum on the
way, arrives in Acre and establishes a creative and artistic inn there. The huge exhibition of the Traveling Museum, in which about 70 artists will exhibit, will be displayed in the old Egged complex over two floors and will turn it into a living and inviting inn. On one week, the Inn will hold a celebration for the whole family with a cheesecake contest, musical performances, workshops, plays and guided tours. From the age of 3.
When: May 25-27, 8:00-16:00
How much: Free entry<B152>Where: Derech HaArba'a 34, Acre
For details: https://zumu.org.il/
Shavuot at Ein Zivan Tourism In honor of Shavuot, the holiday of agriculture, "Beresheet Orchard" will open in Ein Zivan
for picking first fruits of mulberries and Afghan strawberries. There will be a variety of activities for the whole family: a rope park, a tour for children on a tractor and cart, a live park, food and drink stations, an exhibition of agricultural tools alongside stands in the Golan Heights and Galilee and more.
When: May 25 How much: Entrance to Bustan Beresheet - 37 NIS per person
Where: Bustan Beresheet, Ein Zivan, northern Golan
Heights For details: http://www.enzivan.co.il
Shavuot celebration in Zichron Yaakov Colony Zichron Yaakov
Local Council, Gidonim Tourism Association and Zamarin Cultural Association invite the public to enjoy and spend time with Shavuot events for the whole family: Shavuot fair in a rural atmosphere (May 23), street musicians and live music on the "Wine Road" pedestrian mall (May
24) and a guided tour of the holiday atmosphere In the streets and alleys including music, excellent wine tasting and excellent cheeses (24.5, advance registration, https://bit.ly/42kfpPH).
When: May 23-24 How much: Depending on the activity
Where: Rehavim Zichron Yaakov
For details: https://www.visit-zichronyaakov.co.il
celebrate Shavuot in Kiryat Ata
Festive activities for the whole family: creating bouquets for the head (May 22), Instagram complexes equipped with holiday signs and a professional magnet photography area (May
22 and 25) - which will close the corner of the holiday souvenir for your grandparents...
When: May
22 and 25 How much: Free
entrance Where: Sha'ar HaTzafon Mall, Haifa Road 30, Kiryat Ata
Nature celebration for Shavuot at Khan Mall Rosh Pina
On the occasion of Shavuot, a variety of activities in the holiday spirit are offered for the whole family. Among the activities that will take place in the Khan Mall plaza in Rosh Pina will be creative workshops for children in the spirit of the holiday with an affinity for nature and plants. A petting zoo will be set up in the mall plaza where children can pet and play with a variety of animals, including guinea pigs, reptiles and parrots, and children will also be able to enjoy pony riding.
When: Wednesday (May 24, 2023) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
How much: All activities are free and free to enter.
Where: Khan Mall Rosh Pina
A variety of free events for the whole family as part of KKL-JNF Shavuot events (Photo: Michael Khoury, KKL-JNF Photo Archive)
Tel Aviv & Center
Tasting in the HaTikva neighborhood, a world city and tourism of the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, invites visitors to the city to come to a unique tasting tour in honor of Shavuot in the HaTikva
neighborhood. The tour includes a visit to local delis, meeting merchants and stories about the market and the neighborhood.
When: May 25, 10:00
How much: 95 NIS per participant
Where: HaTikva Market, Tel Aviv
For details: Wine and dance https://www.visit-tlv.co.il
in a rural atmosphere in the south of the Sharon The Southern Sharon
Regional Council is producing for the second year the annual Shavuot Dance Festival and Wine Festival, which will host the best dance companies from gossip throughout the country for an Israeli dance show and event into the night.
When: May
24 How much: Free
Where: Several locations in the council compound near Moshav Neve Yerek: The Hall of Culture, the Hall Plaza and the new performance club in the D-ONE
Council For details: Registration, https://www.coing.co/DSharon_Main/92812
Celebration Festival in White in the Modiin region An authentic Shavuot celebration of nature, man, agriculture and art in the rural space of the center: tours and tastings with the farmers of the region - on the hydroponic farm and among the sprouts, among the
mountains of chickpeas and olive oil tastings, Creative workshops, live performances, wine and cheese tastings, navigation tours for families, a sunset tour following reptiles and scorpions and many more activities and experiences.
When: May 22-27 How much: Depending on the activity
Where: Different locations in the Modiin region
For details: https://www.thm.org.il/
Celebrating Shavuot in Netanya
During the holiday, children can enjoy a variety of different areas: a sandbox area, a creative area and a cow milking station, a drumming workshop, a juggling show, a makeup station, a juggling show and even weaving flowers (May
22, 16:30). In addition, visitors will be able to take pictures in the holiday atmosphere in two dedicated Instagram complexes with impressive displays equipped with holiday symbols such as hay, carts, flowers and more (May 21-25)
When: May
21-25 How much: Free
entrance Where: Ir Yamim Mall, 2 Bnei Berman Street, Netanya
Celebrating Shavuot in Be'er Yaakov
A photography complex will bring to you the magic of the moshav with hay, sheaves, flowers and more. In keeping with the trend of torch-designed photos, you can be photographed against a spectacular background in the atmosphere of the harvest holiday, in a designated area with impressive representations. While the children are taking pictures, parents can enjoy the boutique cheese complex.
When: May
21-25 How much: Free
entrance Where: Be'er Yaakov Mall, Sha Nes 17, Beer Yaakov
Synagogues in the Old North A Tel Aviv tour of the Old
North, revealing the synagogues in the neighborhood and Judaism through the different traditions of Shavuot and their origins: what is celebrated, what is "tikkun", how we got to the "cheese festival" and more. We will also find out where Menachem Begin prayed and where Tel Aviv's kosher slaughter was. All this, while referring to the "White City".
When: May
26 How much: 65 NIS per participant
Where: A meeting point will be given by registration
For details: For details: https://www.visit-tlv.co.il
The "Splash" water attractions complex in the MEEX Sharonim complex On the occasion of the water festival and with the beginning of summer, the MEEX Sharonim
complex in Hod Hasharon invites you to a wet experience for the whole family: an exceptional water attraction that includes colorful fountains, a huge bucket, colorful water cannons, a water tunnel and more. The "Splash" water attraction includes unique water installations imported especially from Canada and the USA and provide a colorful and wet experience for the whole family.
When: May 26 between 12:00-16:00, May 27 between 10:00-20:00
How much: One-time entrance 35 NIS per hour, accompanying adult over the age of 18 free of charge.
Where: MEEX Sharonim Complex, Harkon 2 Hod Hasharon
חג שבועות בקניון באר יעקב(צילום: מעטפת אירועים)
Jerusalem and surroundings
Shavuot Night Tour of the Old City We will open the tour at the Tower of David Museum, where we will ascend to a spectacular view in front of the lights of the Old City
. We will visit David's Tomb which is his day of glory, and from there we will continue the alleys of the Old City and end with a view of the Western Wall. We will tell about the customs and foods of Shavuot, as well as the pilgrimages. Duration: 2 hours.
When: May 24-25 and 27, 24:00-22:00
How much: 55 NIS per participant
Where: Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem
For details: https://www.tod.org.il/
Art Weeks at Givat Ram Botanical
Garden Givat Ram University Botanical Garden invites you to celebrate art weeks for the whole family: festive art workshops in the spirit of the holiday, tours in the footsteps of the seven species, a visit to the tropical greenhouse and the intriguing exhibition "The Nature of Things", independent navigation around the garden (navigation maps at a variety of levels are available at the checkout) Shanti Complex For lounging and more.
When: May 26-27 10:00-15:30
How much: 50 NIS per person (including workshop). 40 NIS without workshop. Free entrance for Jerusalem children
Where: Givat Ram Botanical Garden, Zalman Shneur 1, Jerusalem For details: https://www.botanic.co.il/
Standalone mobile experience
Go - Independent tours app offers dozens of experience tours in Jerusalem
and around the country with self-guided mobile guidance. Especially for Shavuot: Free tour of the community gardens in Jerusalem: There are currently about 70 community gardens in 16 neighborhoods. The gardens contain a variety of herbs, seasonal vegetables, fruit trees and seating areas. Experience of working the land, co-creation, society and culture.
When: May
25-26 How much: Free for a weeks tour. Additional tours: 99 NIS (one download per family is enough)
Where: Jerusalem For details: https://www.gobeetravel.com
weeks at the Karaite Heritage Center in Jerusalem
Special instruction on the Karaite calendar versus the rabbinical calendar and Karaite holiday foods. Karaites count the Omer from the day after the Seder (as opposed to the rabbinical count from the eve of the holiday). As a result, Karaite Shavuot will always take place on a different date, and it is the only pilgrimage festival that does not have a fixed date according to the Jewish calendar.
When: During the holiday
How much: 20 NIS per adult, 15 NIS per child
Where: Bnei Makra Heritage Center, 8 Karaim Street, Old City, Jerusalem
For details: https://www.heritage-center.org.il/
Shavuot at the southern
Ramparts Walk A tour marking the correction of Shavuot night on the walls: We will take a walk on the Ramparts Walk on the most mystical and spiritual night according to Jewish Kabbalah. We will tell the story of King David and his connection to the holiday, enjoy a variety of quiet, impressive night observations and go down to visit Mount Zion and David's Tomb.
When: May 25 from 23:00
How much: 80 NIS per participant
Where: Southern Ramparts Walk, Jerusalem
For details: https://www.pami.co.il/he/
A Torah scroll at the Karaite Heritage Center (photo: courtesy of the Karaite Heritage Center)
south
Treasure hunt in Ben-Gurion's
hut The Book of Books was for Ben-Gurion a constant source of inspiration. During his life he read and researched the Bible, in which he saw the basis of Jewish and universal morality. On Shavuot, the harvest festival and also the holiday of giving the Torah, an activity page will be waiting for you in Ben-Gurion's hut, similar to the "scavenger hunt" where the children will search for objects in the hut related to the world of the Bible, as well as bulk for children.
When: May 25 8:30-14:00, May 26-27 10:00-16:00
How much: 15 NIS per child (from age 5), 20 NIS per adult
Where: Ben Gurion Hut, Kibbutz Sde Boker
For details: Shavuot Festival https://rb.gy/w4quu
at Ashkelon
Marina The festival will present visitors with a debut celebration at its best: a fascinating encounter with Israeli artists and artists - fashion designers, jewelry designers, illustrators, glass and clay artists, ceramics, decorative objects, sweet packages and special gifts. In addition, as part of the festival there will be an Israeli fashion show and musical performance, makeup corners for children, master classes and creative workshops for children.
When: May 26-27, 12:00-19:00
How much: Free
Where: Yafe Nof 27 Marina View Complex, Ashkelon
Shavuot in the Southern
Arava The southern Arava region, characterized by desert agriculture and boasting 10 kibbutzim, offers a wealth of experiences and invites acquaintance with the farmers, the raw materials grown in the area, local producers and a combination of trips and good food. During Shavuot, the tourist sites in the area offer a vacation full of attractions, tours and activities for the whole family.
When: May
25-27 How much: Depending on the activity
Where: Different centers in the southern
Arava For details: https://www.aravadesert.co.il
pilgrims to the Middle Arava celebrate Shavuot with cheese, honey, wine and crops Local produce: Tourism The Central Arava Regional Council invites you to
celebrate Shavuot, which takes place near the end of the growing season in the Middle Arava region, to enjoy local markets where the region's finest crops are sold, experiences from the worlds of honey, cheese and wine and centers Visitors.
When: During the holiday
How much: Depending on the activity
Where: Various centers in the Middle Arava
For details: https://goarava.co.il/
Celebrating Shavuot in the northern Negev Celebrating Shavuot at northern Negev
sites includes, among other things, making cheese from fresh goat's milk on Giller's farm or handmade butter by hand by Mordechai, visiting a special Shavuot fair at Balaban Nursery with original produce and workshops for the whole family.
When: During the holiday
How much: Depending on the activity
Where: Various centers in the northern Negev
For details: https://www.habsor.co.il/
Shavush happening in Arad As every year, in the city of Arad
there will be a festive and happy happening in honor of Shavuot. In the program: a performance by Stefan Leger in a show that closes the evening with his best hits, activity and creative stations for children, a gymboree corner for the little ones, Ridmania, food tracks, local dance performances and more.
When: May 24, 5 p.m.
How much: Free
entrance Where: Jehoshaphat Park, Arad
For details: https://did.li/SHAVUOT-ARAD
Timna Park: Music and sunsets Timna Park, which covers about 70 square kilometers and is full of impressive landscape formations
. Offers a variety of activities for Shavuot: a performance by Miri Mesika by the lake, alongside a wine and cheese bar for sale, a flower stand and other surprises in the spirit of the holiday (24.5), sunset tours (25.5-26), lantern tours (25.5) and more.
When: May
24-26 How much: Depending on the activity. The show: 180 NIS
Where: Timna Park, north of Eilat
For details: https://parktimna.co.il/he/
Balaban Nursery in Ashkelon (Photo: Avi Balaban)
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